diff --git a/configstore/1.1/default/Android.mk b/configstore/1.1/default/Android.mk
index e7edc34150..6b7bb004e3 100644
--- a/configstore/1.1/default/Android.mk
+++ b/configstore/1.1/default/Android.mk
@@ -35,3 +35,14 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/seccomp_policy
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := seccomp_policy/configstore@1.1-$(TARGET_ARCH).policy
 include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
 endif
+
+# disable configstore
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := disable_configstore
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= disable_configstore.cpp
+LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES := android.hardware.configstore@1.1-service
+LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE := true
+LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true
+
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/configstore/1.1/default/disable_configstore.cpp b/configstore/1.1/default/disable_configstore.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b727ddb293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configstore/1.1/default/disable_configstore.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.1 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.1
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+int main() {
+    return 1;
+}